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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1899-June 30, 1902

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Sunday October 21st 1900  It was an unpleasant day.  the dust blew in clouds all forenoon and it rained in the afternoon  We all spent the time at home reading and resting. Monday October 22nd 1900  Weather still unpleasant.  Leonard and Will fixed fence in the forenoon and Leonard husked corn in the afternoon.  I worked all day in the fruit, put up grapes sweet apple preserves made catsup and got green tomatoes ready for pickles.  A hard days work.  Tuesday October 23rd 1900  I was busy in the kitchen all forenoon had dinner at eleven oclock and Will and I went to town.  I was having teeth fixed and did not get home till nearly night.  Weather cloudy but did not rain.  Wednesday October 24th 1900  It was a fine wash day.  Mrs Evans did that while I did the other work.  I scalded my pickle and put it to drain again.  Mrs Evans husked corn in the afternoon and I did all my part of the ironing and cleaned up my bed-room.  Will was up to the farm today and brought a man home with him to help husk corn I wrote a long letter to Mother in the evening

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Sunday October 21st 1900 It was an unpleasant day. the dust blew in clouds all forenoon and it rained in the afternoon We all spent the time at home reading and resting. Monday October 22nd 1900 Weather still unpleasant. Leonard and Will fixed fence in the forenoon and Leonard husked corn in the afternoon. I worked all day in the fruit, put up grapes sweet apple preserves made catsup and got green tomatoes ready for pickles. A hard days work. Tuesday October 23rd 1900 I was busy in the kitchen all forenoon had dinner at eleven oclock and Will and I went to town. I was having teeth fixed and did not get home till nearly night. Weather cloudy but did not rain. Wednesday October 24th 1900 It was a fine wash day. Mrs Evans did that while I did the other work. I scalded my pickle and put it to drain again. Mrs Evans husked corn in the afternoon and I did all my part of the ironing and cleaned up my bed-room. Will was up to the farm today and brought a man home with him to help husk corn I wrote a long letter to Mother in the evening